The Legend of Zorro [Mass Market Paperback]

Scott Ciencin (Author)

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Publication Date: September 27, 2005

In the early 19th century Don Diego de la Vega championed the people of Mexico against the tyranny of Spanish rule as the masked swordsman and hero Zorro. Twenty years later an orphan named Alejandro, whom Don Diego trained as a boy, becomes Don Diego's successor, serving up a similar brand of freedom and justice in California, reuniting Don Diego with his long lost daughter Elena and marrying the beautiful young woman. At last, in this riveting monetisation of the latest Zorro film from Sony Pictures and Zorro Productions Inc., the mantel is about to be passed again! Alejandro and Elena's marriage is suffering from the strain of Alejandro's work. They're on the very brink of divorce when Elena finds herself central to a Pinkerton sting operation that threatens to expose Zorro's true identity and risk Alejandro's life as well as place Elena's former beau, a French Count and suspected arms dealer, behind bars. It isn't long before seeking justice becomes a family affair, involving Elena, Alejandro and their beloved son Joaquin. Could this adventure possibly lead to reconciliation between the two lovers and to the succession, yet again, of the sword? This adaptation of the forthcoming film "The Legend Of Zorro" completes the circle of history established by Isabel Allende's new book exploring the birth, life and times of bon vivant Don Diego, the first generation Zorro, and by the 1998 blockbuster film "Mask Of Zorro" which recounted the assumption of the mask by the equally dashing and principled second generation Zorro, Alejandro with the introduction of a possible third generation Zorro.

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About the Author

Scott Ciencin is a New York Times bestselling author of adult and children's fiction. He has more than sixty novels and many short stories and comic book scripts in a wide range of genres to his credit. His latest novel is the swashbuckling adult hardcover adventure The Rogue's Hour (launching the EverQuest novel line). Scott has also penned the monetization of Jurassic Park III and a series of original Jurassic Park adventures in addition to books on such varied properties as Star Wars, Konami's Silent Hill, Star Trek, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Batman, The Mask, Godzilla, Dinotopia, Kim Possible, Forgotten Realms, R.A. Salvatore's DemonWars and many more.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: HarperEntertainment (September 27, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060833041
• ISBN-13: 978-0060833046
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,959,377 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not The Best Movie Novelization Written, December 12, 2005

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Melody Johnson "pellmelody" (St. Petersburg, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Legend of Zorro (Mass Market Paperback)

As a huge fan of "Legend Of Zorro," I decided to pick up this book, if only because often what was cut from the movie makes it within the novelizations. The book does mention, or bring up, a number of points not in the movie that, when watching the movie, crossed my mind (one of which being how did Alejandro and Elena make their fortune, given all that had happened in "The Mask Of Zorro"?).

Overall, however, the author's over-usage of flowery metaphor in an attempt to show the romantic and fierce love between Alejandro and Elena was actually distracting. As a reader of romance novels, I don't say that lightly. The cliched metaphors don't end there, and one feels they are reading nearly "purple prose" fan fiction, in many passages of the novelization, rather than adult male writing a serious novelization of a movie/movie script. While I want to read a novelization that is more "fleshed out" than what I may see at the theatres, I simply found myself wincing at the verbose descriptions and the odd way the author created "diaries" throughout the book to show different points of view of the characters. I found these unnecessary and a further distraction. I can only surmise that the novelization is intended for teenage girls, except that I found my copy in the section for film and theatre books/biographies.

Overall, the novelization is a good way to "fill in the blanks" for a true fan of the movie, but not a good way for someone who has yet to see the movie(s) to become acquainted with it. The saccharine nature of some of the writing can be hard to swallow.

5.0 out of 5 stars By the author of CANDY, MURDER & ME, January 27, 2012

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Carolyn Chambers Clark (Florida) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Legend of Zorro (Mass Market Paperback)

Who is better than Zorro? This guy is one of my all-time heroes, and the stories about him are pure inspiration. Just take a look at the cover to know if you're a woman, down-trodden, or in need, he'll help. Settle down on your couch and cozy up to this some evening and you'll see what I mean.

The Legend of Zorro